Rock Creek, Tennessee
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| Males: 2,532 |  (50.3%) |
| Females: 2,503 |  (49.7%) |
| Median resident age: | 35.6 years |
| Tennessee median age: | 35.9 years |
Zip code: 37091
| Rock Creek: | $75,989 |
| TN: | $65,254 |
Estimated per capita income in 2022: $33,213 (it was $17,962 in 2000)
Rock Creek CCD income, earnings, and wages data
Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $271,897 (it was $86,200 in 2000)
| Rock Creek: | $271,897 |
| TN: | $284,800 |
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Rock Creek, TN
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- 4,23191.8%White alone
- 2365.1%Black alone
- 831.8%Hispanic
- 380.8%Two or more races
- 140.3%American Indian alone
- 50.1%Asian alone
Races in Rock Creek detailed stats: ancestries, foreign born residents, place of birth
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Current Local Time: CST time zone
Elevation: 1710 feet
Land area: 97.8 square miles.
Population density: 51 people per square mile (very low).
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:
| Rock Creek CCD: | 0.7% ($580) |
| Tennessee: | 0.8% ($715) |
Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Murfreesboro, TN 
(30.1 miles , pop. 68,816).
Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Nashville-Davidson, TN (43.9 miles , pop. 545,524).
Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (440.1 miles , pop. 2,896,016).
Nearest cities:
Bedford, TN (3.1 miles ),
), Fountain Heights, TN (3.3 miles ),
), Unionville, TN (3.4 miles ),
), Lower Rutherford Creek, TN (3.7 miles ),
), Latitude: 35.52 N, Longitude: 86.73 W
Area code commonly used in this area: 931
| Here: | 2.9% |
| Tennessee: | 3.0% |
- Transportation equipment (12.1%)
- Machinery (8.5%)
- Construction (8.0%)
- Miscellaneous manufacturing (6.8%)
- Accommodation & food services (5.8%)
- Metal & metal products (5.6%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting (5.1%)
- Transportation equipment (13.7%)
- Construction (12.8%)
- Machinery (12.0%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting (8.0%)
- Metal & metal products (7.3%)
- Truck transportation (5.0%)
- Miscellaneous manufacturing (4.6%)
- Transportation equipment (9.8%)
- Miscellaneous manufacturing (9.8%)
- Accommodation & food services (9.1%)
- Health care (8.7%)
- Educational services (6.1%)
- Department & other general merchandise stores (5.8%)
- Food & beverage stores (4.9%)
- Other production occupations, including supervisors (9.7%)
- Assemblers and fabricators (6.6%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair workers, including supervisors (4.9%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (4.0%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (4.0%)
- Other management occupations, except farmers and farm managers (3.6%)
- Other sales and related occupations, including supervisors (3.5%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair workers, including supervisors (7.9%)
- Assemblers and fabricators (7.7%)
- Other production occupations, including supervisors (7.1%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (5.9%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (5.9%)
- Other management occupations, except farmers and farm managers (4.2%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (3.9%)
- Other production occupations, including supervisors (13.2%)
- Other sales and related occupations, including supervisors (5.8%)
- Assemblers and fabricators (5.2%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (4.3%)
- Cooks and food preparation workers (3.9%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary, and middle school teachers (3.8%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (3.6%)
Average climate in Rock Creek, Tennessee
Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations
(lower is better)
Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2022 was 57.1. This is better than average.
| City: | 57.1 |
| U.S.: | 72.6 |
Ozone [ppb] level in 2012 was 30.4. This is about average. Closest monitor was 16.5 miles away from the city center.
| City: | 30.4 |
| U.S.: | 33.3 |
Particulate Matter (PM2.5) [µg/m3] level in 2022 was 6.82. This is about average. Closest monitor was 18.0 miles away from the city center.
| City: | 6.82 |
| U.S.: | 8.11 |
Tornado activity:
Rock Creek-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Tennessee state average. It is 91% greater than the overall U.S. average.
On 4/16/1998, a category F5 (max. wind speeds 261-318 mph) tornado 9.6 miles away from the Rock Creek place center killed 3 people and injured 36 people and caused $13 million in damages.
On 1/24/1997, a category F4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 22.2 miles away from the place center injured 18 people and caused $5 million in damages.
Earthquake activity:
Rock Creek-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Tennessee state average. It is 189% greater than the overall U.S. average.On 4/29/2003 at 08:59:39, a magnitude 4.9 (4.4 MB, 4.6 MW, 4.9 LG, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 94.6 miles away from Rock Creek center
On 4/18/2008 at 09:36:59, a magnitude 5.4 (5.1 MB, 4.8 MS, 5.4 MW, 5.2 MW, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 212.5 miles away from Rock Creek center
On 4/18/2008 at 09:36:59, a magnitude 5.2 (5.2 MW, Depth: 8.9 mi) earthquake occurred 212.5 miles away from Rock Creek center
On 4/29/2003 at 08:59:39, a magnitude 4.6 (4.6 MW, Depth: 12.3 mi) earthquake occurred 94.6 miles away from Rock Creek center
On 6/18/2002 at 17:37:15, a magnitude 5.0 (4.3 MB, 4.6 MW, 5.0 LG) earthquake occurred 180.2 miles away from the city center
On 5/4/1991 at 01:18:54, a magnitude 5.0 (4.4 MB, 4.6 LG, 5.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 187.3 miles away from the city center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)
Natural disasters:
The number of natural disasters in Marshall County (13) is near the US average (15).Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 10
Emergencies Declared: 1
Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 8, Storms: 6, Tornadoes: 5, Winter Storms: 3, Winds: 2, Flash Flood: 1, Heavy Rain: 1, Hurricane: 1, Ice Storm: 1, Landslide: 1, Mudslide: 1, Other: 1 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Hospitals and medical centers near Rock Creek:
- MARSHALL MEDICAL CENTER Critical Access Hospitals (about 5 miles away; LEWISBURG, TN)
- NHC HEALTHCARE, OAKWOOD (Nursing Home, about 7 miles away; LEWISBURG, TN)
- MERIHIL NH (Nursing Home, about 8 miles away; LEWISBURG, TN)
- NHC HEALTHCARE, LEWISBURG (Nursing Home, about 8 miles away; LEWISBURG, TN)
- BEDFORD CO NH (Nursing Home, about 15 miles away; SHELBYVILLE, TN)
- CHRISTIAN CARE CENTER OF BEDFORD COUNTY, LLC (Nursing Home, about 15 miles away; SHELBYVILLE, TN)
- HERITAGE HOME HEALTH (Home Health Center, about 16 miles away; SHELBYVILLE, TN)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Rock Creek:
- Columbia State Community College (about 22 miles; Columbia, TN; Full-time enrollment: 3,383)
- Motlow State Community College (about 27 miles; Tullahoma, TN; FT enrollment: 2,915)
- Middle Tennessee State University (about 31 miles; Murfreesboro, TN; FT enrollment: 21,628)
- Lipscomb University (about 41 miles; Nashville, TN; FT enrollment: 3,827)
- Belmont University (about 43 miles; Nashville, TN; FT enrollment: 5,795)
- Trevecca Nazarene University (about 44 miles; Nashville, TN; FT enrollment: 2,223)
- Nashville State Community College (about 44 miles; Nashville, TN; FT enrollment: 6,436)
Public high school in Rock Creek:
- WHITES CREEK HIGH (Students: 1,154, Location: 7277 OLD HICKORY BL, Grades: 9-12)
Public elementary/middle school in Rock Creek:
- ALEX GREEN ELEMENTARY (Students: 310, Location: 3921 LLOYD RD, Grades: PK-4)
Points of interest:
Notable locations in Rock Creek: Lewisburg Pumping Station (A), Belfast Rural Fire Department (B), Berlin Fire Department (C), Farmington - Rich Creek Volunteer Fire Department (D). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in Rock Creek include: Berlin United Methodist Church (A), Rocky Point Church (B), Bethbirei Church (C), Higgs Chapel (D), Berea Church (E), New Hebron Church (F), Cedar Grove Church (G), Mount Pleasant Church (H), Mount Lebanon Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Tankersley Cemetery (1), Temple Cemetery (2), Thomas Cemetery (3), Tindell Cemetery (4), Sharp Cemetery (5), Jones Cemetery (6), Hopper Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Big Rock Creek (A), Wilson Creek (B), Opossum Creek (C), East Rock Creek (D), Dry Branch (E), Belfast Creek (F), Wright Branch (G), Mud Creek (H), Sutton Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Park in Rock Creek: Henry Horton State Park (1). Display/hide its location on the map
Average household size:
| This place: | 2.7 people |
| Tennessee: | 2.5 people |
Percentage of family households:
| This place: | 68.4% |
| Whole state: | 69.8% |
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
| This place: | 4.9% |
| Whole state: | 4.2% |
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.3% of all households
- Gay men: 0.2% of all households
| This place: | 6.1% |
| Whole state: | 13.5% |
| This place: | 1.9% |
| Whole state: | 5.8% |
For population 15 years and over in Rock Creek:
- Never married: 19.3%
- Now married: 65.0%
- Separated: 1.9%
- Widowed: 5.3%
- Divorced: 10.4%
For population 25 years and over in Rock Creek:
- High school or higher: 73.1%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 9.0%
- Graduate or professional degree: 3.2%
- Unemployed: 4.2%
- Mean travel time to work (commute): 28.8 minutes
Education Gini index (Inequality in education)
| Here: | 10.3 |
| Tennessee average: | 13.3 |
Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results
Religion statistics for Rock Creek, TN (based on Marshall County data)
| Religion | Adherents | Congregations |
|---|---|---|
| Evangelical Protestant | 14,222 | 63 |
| Mainline Protestant | 2,016 | 16 |
| Catholic | 600 | 1 |
| Black Protestant | 555 | 5 |
| Other | 2 | 1 |
| None | 13,222 | - |
Food Environment Statistics:
Number of grocery stores: 9
| Marshall County: | 3.09 / 10,000 pop. |
| State: | 1.99 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 3
| This county: | 1.03 / 10,000 pop. |
| State: | 0.65 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 32
| Here: | 10.98 / 10,000 pop. |
| Tennessee: | 5.16 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 11
| Marshall County: | 3.77 / 10,000 pop. |
| Tennessee: | 6.56 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult diabetes rate:
| Marshall County: | 11.8% |
| Tennessee: | 11.4% |
Adult obesity rate:
| Marshall County: | 33.5% |
| Tennessee: | 30.2% |
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
| Marshall County: | 11.1% |
| Tennessee: | 13.5% |
Strongest AM radio stations in Rock Creek:
- WSM (650 AM; 50 kW; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: GAYLORD ENTERTAINMENT COMPANY)
- WAMB (1160 AM; 50 kW; DONELSON, TN; Owner: GREAT SOUTHERN BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
- WJJM (1490 AM; 1 kW; LEWISBURG, TN; Owner: MARTHA M. LINGNER EXECUTRIX)
- WKDA (1200 AM; 50 kW; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: RADIO NASHVILLE, INC.)
- WAXO (1220 AM; 1 kW; LEWISBURG, TN; Owner: MARSHALL COUNTY RADIO CORPORATION)
- WNQM (1300 AM; 50 kW; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: WNQM. INC.)
- WMCP (1280 AM; 5 kW; COLUMBIA, TN; Owner: MAURY COUNTY BOOSTERS CORP.)
- WLAC (1510 AM; 50 kW; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WLOR (1550 AM; 50 kW; HUNTSVILLE, AL; Owner: BCA RADIO, LLC)
- WWAM (820 AM; daytime; 50 kW; JASPER, TN; Owner: SHELTON BROADCASTING SYSTEM)
- WLIJ (1580 AM; 5 kW; SHELBYVILLE, TN)
- WBXR (1140 AM; daytime; 15 kW; HAZEL GREEN, AL; Owner: LOW COUNTRY CORPORATION, INC.)
- WMGC (810 AM; 5 kW; MURFREESBORO, TN; Owner: RADIO 810 NASHVILLE, LIMITED)
Strongest FM radio stations in Rock Creek:
- WFCM-FM (91.7 FM; MURFREESBORO, TN; Owner: THE MOODY BIBLE INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO)
- WWTN (99.7 FM; MANCHESTER, TN; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
- WBUZ (102.9 FM; LA VERGNE, TN; Owner: WYCQ, INC)
- W263AE (100.5 FM; LEWISBURG, TN; Owner: WEATHER RADAR ASSOCIATES)
- WRLT (100.1 FM; FRANKLIN, TN; Owner: TUNED-IN BROADCASTING, INC)
- WJJM-FM (94.3 FM; LEWISBURG, TN; Owner: MARTHA M. LINGNER, EXECUTRIX)
- WJJM (1490.0 FM; LEWISBURG, TN; Owner: MARTHA M. LINGNER EXECUTRIX)
- WKDF (103.3 FM; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- WNRQ (105.9 FM; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WPLN-FM (90.3 FM; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: NASHVILLE PUBLIC RADIO)
- WSIX-FM (97.9 FM; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WAHR (99.1 FM; HUNTSVILLE, AL; Owner: BCA RADIO, LLC)
- WAYM (88.7 FM; COLUMBIA, TN; Owner: WAY-FM MEDIA GROUP, INC.)
- WSM-FM (95.5 FM; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
- WGFX (104.5 FM; GALLATIN, TN; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- WKOM (101.7 FM; COLUMBIA, TN; Owner: MIDDLE TENN. BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- WMOT (89.5 FM; MURFREESBORO, TN; Owner: MIDDLE TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY)
- WUSX (93.3 FM; TULLAHOMA, TN; Owner: TENNNESSE VALLEY RADIO, INC)
- WMAK (96.3 FM; MURFREESBORO, TN; Owner: SOUTH CENTRAL COMMUNICATIONS CORP.)
- WJXA (92.9 FM; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: SOUTH CENTRAL COMMUNICATIONS CORP.)
TV broadcast stations around Rock Creek:
- WNAB (Channel 58; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: NASHVILLE LICENSE HOLDINGS, L.L.C.)
- WKRN-TV (Channel 2; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: WKRN, G.P.)
- WSMV-TV (Channel 4; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: MEREDITH CORPORATION)
- WZTV (Channel 17; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: WZTV LICENSEE, LLC)
- WNPT (Channel 8; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: NASHVILLE PUBLIC TELEVISION, INC.)
Houses and condos
Apartments
- 58.9%Electricity
- 33.1%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 5.8%Wood
- 2.2%Utility gas
- 59.6%Electricity
- 28.5%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 5.8%Wood
- 3.5%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 2.7%Utility gas
Rock Creek compared to Tennessee state average:
- Unemployed percentage significantly below state average.
- Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
- Renting percentage significantly below state average.
- Length of stay since moving in significantly above state average.
- Number of rooms per house significantly below state average.
- House age significantly below state average.
- Number of college students below state average.
- Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.
Rock Creek on our top lists:
- #2 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in occupations: assemblers and fabricators (population 5,000+)"
- #3 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in occupations: other production occupations including supervisors (population 5,000+)"
- #3 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in industries: miscellaneous manufacturing (population 5,000+)"
- #7 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in industries: transportation equipment (population 5,000+)"
- #9 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in occupations: other construction workers and helpers (population 5,000+)"
- #11 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in industries: machinery (population 5,000+)"
- #13 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in occupations: laborers and material movers, hand (population 5,000+)"
- #16 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in industries: recyclable material merchant wholesalers (population 5,000+)"
- #18 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in occupations: assemblers and fabricators (population 5,000+)"
- #20 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in industries: machinery (population 5,000+)"
- #23 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in industries: sporting goods, camera, and hobby and toy stores (population 5,000+)"
- #23 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in industries: transportation equipment (population 5,000+)"
- #27 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in occupations: printing workers (population 5,000+)"
- #28 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in industries: miscellaneous manufacturing (population 5,000+)"
- #29 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in industries: leather and allied products (population 5,000+)"
- #33 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in industries: metal and metal products (population 5,000+)"
- #35 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in industries: leather and allied products (population 5,000+)"
- #44 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in industries: paper (population 5,000+)"
- #45 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in industries: chemicals (population 5,000+)"
- #54 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in industries: department and other general merchandise stores (population 5,000+)"